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This page lists the top songs of 1947 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1947.
Between 1920 and 1940 there are few available charts (at least that we can find). These results should be treated with some caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts and biased towards the USA.
During this era music was dominated by a number of "Big Bands" and songs could be attributed to the band leader, the band name, the lead singer or a combination of the them. It is common, for example, to see the same song listed with three different artists. And, just to stop us from getting bored, the success of a song was tied to the sales of sheet music, so a popular song would often be perfomed by many different combinations of singers and bands and the contemporary charts would list the song, without clarifying whose version was the major hit. Where we have found such issues we have attempted to consolidate the entries using the most widely accepted value for the artist in each case.
The top ten song artists of 1947 were: | ||||
| 1:Frank Sinatra | 3:Vaughn Monroe | 5:Count Basie | 7:Dinah Shore | 9:Dick Haymes |
| 2:Perry Como | 4:Francis Craig | 6:Ted Weems | 8:Sammy Kaye | 10:Tex Williams & The Western Caravan |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Francis Craig | Near You | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1947 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1947 (21 weeks), US 1 for 12 weeks - Sep 1947, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 (1947), DZE 1 of 1947, ASCAP song of 1947, US invalid BB 6 of 1947, Australian Nostalgia 7 of 1940-1949, POP 14 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 16 of 1947, Brazil 24 of 1947, DDD 24 of 1947, Europe 85 of the 1940s (1947), RIAA 355 |
| 2 | Vaughn Monroe | Ballerina | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1947 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1947 (21 weeks), US 1 for 10 weeks - Dec 1947, DZE 3 of 1947, US invalid BB 7 of 1947, POP 7 of 1947, Brazil 14 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 17 of 1947, DDD 46 of 1947, Europe 56 of the 1940s (1947), nuTsie 93 of 1940s |
| 3 | Perry Como | Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - May 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1947 (12 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1947, Australia 1 for 1 month - May 1948, Your Hit Parade 5 of 1947, DZE 7 of 1947, US invalid BB 13 of 1947, POP 21 of 1947, Brazil 80 of 1948 |
| 4 | Tex Williams & The Western Caravan | Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1947 (12 weeks), US 1 for 6 weeks - Aug 1947, US Country 1 for 15 weeks - Jul 1947, DZE 5 of 1947, DDD 10 of 1947, US invalid BB 17 of 1947, POP 19 of 1947, Brazil 20 of 1949, nuTsie 78 of 1940s |
| 5 | Jerry Murad's Harmonicats | Peg o' My Heart | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1947 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1947 (21 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Jun 1947, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1947), DZE 4 of 1947, Brazil 11 of 1947, POP 17 of 1947, DDD 26 of 1947, nuTsie 42 of 1940s, RYM 55 of 1947 |
| 6 | Count Basie | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947 (4 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Feb 1947, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1947, DDD 5 of 1947, US invalid BB 14 of 1947, POP 23 of 1947, Brazil 83 of 1947 |
| 7 | Ted Weems | Heartaches | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1947 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1947 (16 weeks), US 1 for 12 weeks - Mar 1947, DZE 2 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 10 of 1947, US invalid BB 11 of 1947, POP 20 of 1947, nuTsie 26 of 1930s, Brazil 29 of 1947 |
| 8 | Frankie Laine | That's My Desire | 1947 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1947), US Billboard 4 - Mar 1947 (26 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jul 1947 (4 weeks), Your Hit Parade 7 of 1947, DDD 7 of 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 11 - Oct 1947 (13 weeks), nuTsie 17 of 1940s, Europe 43 of the 1940s (1947), Brazil 89 of 1948, RYM 40 of 1946 |
| 9 | Frank Sinatra | Mam'selle | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - May 1947 (10 weeks), Australia 1 for 1 month - Oct 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Jul 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1947 (4 weeks), US invalid BB 12 of 1947, POP 12 of 1947, Brazil 30 of 1947, Australian Nostalgia 36 of 1940-1949, RYM 50 of 1947 |
| 10 | Art Lund | Mam'selle | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1947 (11 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1947, DZE 8 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1947, POP 12 of 1947, Brazil 28 of 1947 |
| 11 | Ray Noble | Linda | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1947 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1947 (13 weeks), Your Hit Parade 2 of 1947, US invalid BB 9 of 1947, DZE 9 of 1947, POP 16 of 1947, DDD 50 of 1947, Brazil 63 of 1947, nuTsie 84 of 1940s |
| 12 | Arthur Godfrey | Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her-You Can Have Her-She's Too Fat For Me) | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1947 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1947 (16 weeks), US invalid BB 2 of 1947, POP 3 of 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 9 - Mar 1948 (6 weeks), Brazil 86 of 1948, Europe 98 of the 1940s (1947) |
| 13 | Freddy Martin | Managua, Nicaragua | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947 (11 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1947, DZE 6 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 11 of 1947, Brazil 48 of 1947 |
| 14 | Al Jolson | Anniversary Song | 1947 | Australia 1 for 5 months - Sep 1947, US Billboard 2 - Feb 1947 (14 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1947 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1947, Australian Nostalgia 4 of 1940-1949, DDD 34 of 1946 |
| 15 | Bill Monroe | Blue Moon of Kentucky | 1947 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1945), Library of Congress artifact added 2002 (1947), DDD 4 of 1947, Music Imprint 14 of 1940s, RIAA 218, Acclaimed 310 (1947), RYM 3 of 1945, Song of 1946 |
| 16 | Jack McVea & his Band | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | Peel list 1 of 1946, UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Mar 1947 (7 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Jan 1947 (9 weeks), DDD 5 of 1947, US 1940s 7 - Feb 1947 (2 weeks) |
| 17 | T-Bone Walker Quintet | Stormy Monday | 1947 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1991 (1948), Library of Congress artifact added 2007 (1947), DDD 2 of 1947, Acclaimed 617 (1947), RYM 3 of 1948, Guardian Folk/ World 18, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 18 | Hoagy Carmichael | Huggin' & Chalkin' | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1946 (13 weeks), DZE 10 of 1947, US invalid BB 16 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 21 of 1947, POP 25 of 1947, DDD 36 of 1946 |
| 19 | Sammy Kaye | Serenade Of The Bells | 1947 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Sep 1948, US Billboard 3 - Nov 1947 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1947 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1948, Australian Nostalgia 48 of 1940-1949 |
| 20 | Peggy Lee | Golden Earrings | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1947 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1947 (16 weeks), Your Hit Parade 19 of 1948, Brazil 40 of 1949, DDD 47 of 1947, Europe 78 of the 1940s (1948) |
| 21 | Buddy Clark | Peg o' My Heart | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1947 (7 weeks), US invalid BB 10 of 1947, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1947, POP 17 of 1947, Brazil 32 of 1947 |
| 22 | James Baskett | Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah | 1947 | US invalid BB 1 of 1947, Oscar in 1947 (film 'Song of the South'), POP 1 of 1947, AFI 47 |
| 23 | Dizzy Gillespie | Manteca | 1947 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1947), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1947), DDD 8 of 1948, Acclaimed 772 (1947), RYM 62 of 1947, Guardian Jazz 20 |
| 24 | Perry Como | When You Were Sweet Sixteen | 1947 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Dec 1948, US Billboard 2 - Jul 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1947 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 18 of 1947 |
| 25 | Dick Haymes | Mam'selle | 1947 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Oct 1947, US Billboard 3 - May 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1947 (8 weeks), Brazil 65 of 1948 |
| 26 | The Andrews Sisters & Danny Kaye | Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Feb 1948 (26 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Nov 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1947 (10 weeks), Brazil 54 of 1948 |
| 27 | The Three Suns | Peg o' My Heart | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1947 (16 weeks), DDD 26 of 1947, Brazil 27 of 1948 |
| 28 | Frank Sinatra | Among My Souvenirs | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 10 weeks - May 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1947 (26 weeks), RYM 72 of 1946 |
| 29 | Dusty Fletcher | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1947 (5 weeks), DDD 5 of 1947, nuTsie 81 of 1940s, Europe 94 of the 1940s (1947) |
| 30 | Guy Lombardo | Managua, Nicaragua | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1947 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 3 of 1947, US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947 (9 weeks), POP 8 of 1947 |
| 31 | Red Ingle & The Natural Seven | Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1947 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 15 of 1947, POP 15 of 1947 |
| 32 | Dinah Shore | Anniversary Song | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1947 (12 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Mar 1947 (8 weeks), US invalid BB 5 of 1947, POP 6 of 1947 |
| 33 | Joe Loss Orchestra | Anniversary Song | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 9 weeks - Feb 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jan 1947 (49 weeks) |
| 34 | Joe Loss Orchestra | Come Back to Sorrento | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1947 (45 weeks) |
| 35 | Monte Rey | Tell Me, Marianne | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jul 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Apr 1947 (24 weeks) |
| 36 | Lou Preager & his Orchestra | An Apple Blossom Wedding | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 8 weeks - Dec 1947, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Oct 1947 (27 weeks) |
| 37 | Denis Martin | Galway Bay | 1947 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 22 weeks - Apr 1948, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Aug 1947 (41 weeks) |
| 38 | Perry Como | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Aug 1947 (17 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Jan 1948 (23 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1947 (4 weeks) |
| 39 | Bing Crosby | A Gal in Calico | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1947 (23 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Jan 1947 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1947 (2 weeks) |
| 40 | Frank Sinatra | Time After Time | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 8 - Jun 1947 (17 weeks), US Billboard 16 - May 1947 (5 weeks), Brazil 65 of 1947, WXPN 778, RYM 125 of 1959 |
| 41 | Dick Haymes | How Are Things In Glocca Morra | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 7 - Dec 1947 (12 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Mar 1947 (5 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1947 (1 week), Brazil 100 of 1947 |
| 42 | Vaughn Monroe | How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1947 (13 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 16 - Apr 1948 (5 weeks), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1948 |
| 43 | The Mills Brothers | Across The Alley From The Alamo | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - May 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1947 (9 weeks), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1947, DDD 76 of 1947 |
| 44 | Frank Sinatra | I Believe | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Aug 1947 (55 weeks), US Billboard 5 - May 1947 (6 weeks), Song of 1947 |
| 45 | The Three Flames | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1947 (8 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947 (3 weeks), POP 23 of 1947 |
| 46 | Eddy Arnold | I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) | 1947 | US Country 1 for 23 weeks - Nov 1947, US Billboard 22 - Nov 1947 (3 weeks), DDD 44 of 1947, RYM 92 of 1947 |
| 47 | Frank Sinatra | Try a Little Tenderness | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - May 1947 (18 weeks), Peel list 2 of 1947, RYM 64 of 1945 |
| 48 | Jo Stafford | Serenade Of The Bells | 1947 | US Billboard 6 - Dec 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Dec 1947 (9 weeks), DDD 52 of 1947, Brazil 95 of 1948 |
| 49 | Vaughn Monroe | I Wish I Didn't Love You So | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Sep 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1947 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 8 of 1947 |
| 50 | Paul Gayton | Since I Fell For You | 1947 | ASCAP song of 1948, US Billboard 20 - Nov 1947 (1 week), DDD 22 of 1947 |
| 51 | Louis Prima | Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) | 1947 | US Billboard 8 - Oct 1947 (8 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Nov 1947 (7 weeks), DDD 48 of 1947, Brazil 78 of 1948 |
| 52 | Merle Travis | So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed | 1947 | US Country 1 for 14 weeks - Feb 1947, US Billboard 21 - Feb 1947 (1 week), DDD 74 of 1947 |
| 53 | Bing Crosby | The Whiffenpoof Song | 1947 | US Billboard 7 - Nov 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Nov 1947 (7 weeks), US invalid BB 8 of 1947, POP 13 of 1947 |
| 54 | Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters | There's No Business Like Show Business | 1947 | Australia 1 for 1 month - Nov 1947, US Billboard 25 - Jul 1947 (1 week) |
| 55 | Eddy Howard | I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - May 1947 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1947 (13 weeks), Your Hit Parade 20 of 1947 |
| 56 | Betty Hutton | I Wish I Didn't Love You So | 1947 | Oscar in 1947 (film 'The Perils of Pauline') (Nominated), US Billboard 5 - Sep 1947 (12 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1947 (4 weeks) |
| 57 | Guy Lombardo | Anniversary Song | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Feb 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1947 (10 weeks), nuTsie 63 of 1940s |
| 58 | Ray Noble | I'll Dance At Your Wedding | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1947 (9 weeks), Your Hit Parade 15 of 1948 |
| 59 | Louis Jordan | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | DDD 5 of 1947, US Billboard 6 - Mar 1947 (4 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1947 (2 weeks), RYM 11 of 1947 |
| 60 | Dorothy Shay | Feudin' & Fightin' | 1947 | US Billboard 4 - Jul 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1947 (11 weeks), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1947 |
| 61 | Thelonious Monk | 'Round Midnight | 1947 | Jazz Standard 4, DDD 17 of 1947, Australian Nostalgia 57 of 1940-1949 |
| 62 | Red Foley | New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) | 1947 | US Country 1 for 1 week - May 1947, DDD 32 of 1947 |
| 63 | Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys | Sugar Moon | 1947 | US Country 1 for 6 weeks - Jun 1947, DDD 54 of 1947 |
| 64 | Dick Haymes | I Wish I Didn't Love You So | 1947 | US Billboard 9 - Oct 1947 (8 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Nov 1947 (4 weeks), Brazil 96 of 1948 |
| 65 | Claude Thornhill & his Orchestra | A Sunday Kind Of Love | 1947 | Your Hit Parade 3 of 1947, US Billboard 16 - May 1947 (6 weeks), DDD 23 of 1947 |
| 66 | Louis Jordan | Boogie Woogie Blue Plate | 1947 | POP 9 of 1947, DDD 13 of 1947, US Billboard 21 - Sep 1947 (1 week), RYM 28 of 1947 |
| 67 | Benny Goodman | A Gal in Calico | 1947 | US Billboard 6 - Jan 1947 (6 weeks), DDD 71 of 1946, Brazil 79 of 1947 |
| 68 | Dinah Shore | (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Jan 1947 (16 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1947 (4 weeks), RYM 97 of 1946 |
| 69 | Max Harris & his Novelty Trio | Peg o' My Heart | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Nov 1947 (24 weeks), POP 17 of 1947 |
| 70 | Sammy Kaye | That's My Desire | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - May 1947 (22 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1947 (17 weeks) |
| 71 | Louis Jordan | Texas & Pacific | 1947 | US Billboard 20 - Mar 1947 (3 weeks), POP 24 of 1947, DDD 25 of 1947, RYM 29 of 1947 |
| 72 | Jack Owens | How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Sep 1947 (20 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Nov 1947 (14 weeks) |
| 73 | Eddy Howard | My Adobe Hacienda | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Apr 1947 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1947 (11 weeks) |
| 74 | Savannah Churchill | I Wanna Be Loved By You | 1947 | POP 11 of 1947, DDD 12 of 1947, US Billboard 21 - May 1947 (1 week) |
| 75 | Marisa Fiordaliso | El rancho grande | 1947 | Italy 1 of 1947 |
| 76 | Larry Green & his Orchestra | Near You | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1947 (13 weeks) |
| 77 | Tex Beneke | Anniversary Song | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1947 (8 weeks) |
| 78 | Bing Crosby | Anniversary Song | 1947 | Australia 1 for 5 months - Sep 1947 |
| 79 | Lester Young | Junpin' With Symphony | 1947 | Peel list 1 of 1947 |
| 80 | Dick Farney | Copacabana | 1947 | Brazil 1 of 1947 |
| 81 | The Mills Brothers | When You Were Sweet Sixteen | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Feb 1948 (14 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Oct 1947 (1 week) |
| 82 | Dinah Shore | I Wish I Didn't Love You So | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - Oct 1947 (12 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1947 (4 weeks) |
| 83 | Sam Donahue & his Orchestra | I Never Knew | 1947 | US Billboard 2 - May 1947 (23 weeks), Your Hit Parade 12 of 1947 |
| 84 | The Charioteers | Open The Door, Richard! | 1947 | US Billboard 6 - Mar 1947 (3 weeks), Brazil 86 of 1947, RYM 93 of 1947 |
| 85 | Ray Bolger | The Churkendoose | 1947 | Library of Congress artifact added 2008 (1947) |
| 86 | Gabby Pahinui | Hula Medley | 1947 | Library of Congress artifact added 2011 (1947) |
| 87 | Guy Lombardo | I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - May 1947 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1947 (7 weeks) |
| 88 | Gene Autry | Here Comes Santa Claus | 1947 | US Billboard 8 - Dec 1948 (5 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Dec 1947 (7 weeks), RYM 15 of 1947 |
| 89 | Andy Russell | Anniversary Song | 1947 | US Billboard 4 - Mar 1947 (10 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Mar 1947 (2 weeks) |
| 90 | The Pied Pipers | Mam'selle | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - May 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 9 - May 1947 (4 weeks) |
| 91 | Alveno Rey | Near You | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Sep 1947 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1947 (1 week) |
| 92 | Ted Weems | Mickey | 1947 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1947 (1 week) |
| 93 | Art Lund | Peg o' My Heart | 1947 | US Billboard 4 - Jun 1947 (13 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jun 1947 (10 weeks) |
| 94 | Dick Haymes | And Mimi | 1947 | UK 40s Sheet Music 7 - Dec 1947 (17 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Nov 1947 (3 weeks) |
| 95 | Harry James | Heartaches | 1947 | US Billboard 4 - Apr 1947 (9 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Apr 1947 (3 weeks) |
| 96 | Charlie Spivak | Linda | 1947 | US Billboard 5 - Mar 1947 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1947 (9 weeks) |
| 97 | Sammy Kaye | An Apple Blossom Wedding | 1947 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1947 (5 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1947 (3 weeks) |
| 98 | Elliot Lawrence | Near You | 1947 | US Billboard 4 - Oct 1947 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1947 (2 weeks) |
| 99 | Louis Jordan | Jack, You're Dead | 1947 | DDD 9 of 1947, US Billboard 21 - Jul 1947 (1 week), RYM 27 of 1947 |
| 100 | Julia Lee | King Size Papa | 1947 | DDD 11 of 1947, US Billboard 15 - Mar 1948 (3 weeks), RYM 26 of 1947 |
Previous Comments (newest first)
13 May 2019
Dean Martin - Galway Bay
Is this possibly credited in error? I could find no evidence that Dean Martinever recorded this. Although I see the chart references are for sheet music, I don't know why that would get credited to Martin either.
You are correct, this is a ref to "Parlophone R 3058" (see for example http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/r3058)
Which was credited to "Denis Martin", the original chart maintainer converted "Denis Martin" to "Dean Martin"
The data has been corrected
26 Feb 2019
Don't cry + Joe
who recorded a song called +don,t cry joe in late 1940's
The song is called "Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go)" and was a hit in 1949 for Frank Sinatra, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Desmond, Ralph Flanagan, Juanita Hall and Oscar Rabin & his band.
19 May 2018
#58 - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - That's All Right
This also made the 'Peel List' at #4 for 1946. It is listed there as 'That's Alright Mama'.
Data fixed, thanks
9 Mar 2018
you are mine
When I was just a little girl my Dad sang a song to me that included some ofthe following; "Little girl with your big brown eyes, I am yours for the rest of my days (?????) little girl you are mine, (?????) you are mine all mine. This song may not have been a great hit except for me. +It came out in the mid 40's. Can anyone help me out on this?
2 Sep 2017
What was the No.1 record on 8th September 1947
Bing Crosby "Anniversary Song" was number one in Australia for the whole of Sept 1947 (read the FAQ)
6 Feb 2016
#85 - Louis Kaufman - The Four Seasons
This Entry should be removed from here. Per National Recording Registrywebsite this is an Album rather than a Single of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'.
Data fixed, thanks
14 Nov 2014
Urdu
30 Aug 2014
Francis Craig
Near you (#1) was also elected to Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.
That entry has now been added
8 Jul 2014
1946 0r 47 Popular in juke boxes
I am as restless as a willow in a windstorm... As nervous??'''
Not nervous, "I'm as jumpy as puppet on a string"
The song is "It might as well be spring", Dick Haymes had the biggest hit with it in 1945
2 Jul 2014
An interesting theme for us
Hello...
10 Jan 2014
urdu songs
29 Oct 2013
memories
it brought back many memories during my teenage years
1 Apr 2013
# 56 There's Good Rockin' Tonight
@ 56 (1948) and # 19 (1947) are the same recording.
You got the years swapped, but nevertheless you are right, the data has been fixed, thanks for the correction
4 Feb 2013
song - I'll never know why"
I checked F.Sinatr 1047 , this did not come up, any more suggestions, could thisbe under another title, altho the words "I,ll neverknow why are use repeatedly inthe song, thanks for your help
Hugo Winterhalter had the only hit with "I'll Never Know Why" (1951)
4 Feb 2013
the song "I,ll never know why the river runs to meet the ocean"
I think the name of the song is I,ll never know why, but who sang it and when is impossible to find out but it was popular in the late 1940,s or very early 1950's. Hope you can help me
"I'll Never Know Why" was a minor hit for Hugo Winterhalter 1951
13 Jun 2012
found a penny
If this is the same song I used to sing as a child the name of it is not Found a Penny.....I believe it is: "Found a Peanut"
6 May 2012
as others do, recorded by netta haddon
Hi there, I am looking for the words to the song, As others Do recorded by Netta Haddon & composed by Ruru Karaitiana. I am not sure of the year, 1940s to early 1950s maybe. I appreciate any help in finding the words to this song. Cheers Kaye
24 Jan 2012
Bing Crosby and a song about a rose
I am looking for a song supposedly sung by Bing in or around 1947 about a rose from some place to answer a quiz. The two songs I can find are Rose of Tralee and San Antonio Rose, neither of which appear to have been sung by Bing as part of 1947. Can you help please? I did consider the Roses of Picardee but can find no reference to Bing singing this song.
5 Jan 2012
#1 US +Song on September 21, 1947
I have been searching for the #1 United States song , with artist (s)on the day I was born. I received your list of 1947 songs but would like to break it down even more.
Can you help me?
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1947_%28U.S.%29 the song was Francis Craig - "Near You"
19 Oct 2011
The dying mountaineer
Hello - I have been searching for this song for my Mother-in-Law, I have Googled and Tweeted on and off for a year and this is the first time I have found anyone who acknowledges that it exists! Do you have any more information on it yet?
Many, many Thanks x
That was a message from you. So there still is no one else who has heard of it.
11 Sep 2011
The dying mountaineer+
Hi all, not sure if I'm in the correct year but my mother is after a sing from when she was a nipper, around the 40s. She seems to think that the song is titled the dying mountaineer, some lyrics include 'gather round me children, I'm a dying mountaineer, I know I'll be so happy I'm going to home to rest' many thanks for your help
6 Sep 2011
29 Anniversary Song
This is a solo recording by Jolson - no Bing.
The Australian entry said that the song was by Al Jolson & Bing Crosby, we think they meant that there were two seperate versions by those artists released at the same time that were both popular in Australia
We've fixed the data, thanks for the correction
1 Jul 2011
Maybe you can help
My brothers and I remember a record Dad used to play that had a chorus that sounded like they were singing "Ka viva viva vit". We're all in our early 60's so the song was probably written or being played about the period of 5 years either side of 1950.
It was sung by a group, male and female in close harmony and had a bit of accordian in there and sounded a bit "Jo Stafford-ish". I can sing the tune all the way through but don't know the words and don't know the title. Do you have any idea what it could be called?
Here at the Turret we have no idea, maybe one of our users can help?
2 Feb 2010
dec 13 1947
Dec 13 1947
We assume that your question is what was the number 1 song on that date.
In Australia the number 1 song was "There's No Business Like Show Business" by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters.
But maybe you meant the number 1 in the USA?
Well there really wasn't a proper US music chart until the 1950s, but Billboard produced a variety of different charts starting in 1936. The number 1 record in the Billboard "Best Sellers in Stores" chart was:
"Ballerina" by Vaughn Monroe
In the listing above where it says the song was "US 1 for 10 weeks - Dec 1947" that means it was the Billboard "Stores" number 1 for 10 weeks starting in December 1947.
13 Dec 2009
found a penny
This song was one I sang on the radio in a contest and it had 4 verses all ofwhich I had memorized; now I can't remember them or the proper name and which artist sang it.
We can't find a song with exactly that title, or any lyrics from that era that match exactly. Our closest matches are "The Dum-Dot Song", a version of which by Frank Sinatra reached number 21 in the US Billboard charts in Dec 1947 and "Penny" by The Pied Pipers that reached number 28 the same month.
Another possible candiadte would be "Penny Serenade" which was a hit in 1939 for various artists like Guy Lombardo, Sammy Kaye and Horace Heidt.
Rosemary Clooney had various hits which mention pennies but they were from the early 1950s.